Blackhawks' Toews ruled out for Wild

Jonathan Toews will travel with the Hawks but won't play Thursday at Minnesota.

Jonathan Toews will travel with Chicago Blackhawks teammates for their final road trip of the season but will not play against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn.

The center will miss his 21st consecutive game as he recovers from a concussion but has not been ruled out to play in the season finale against the Red Wings on Saturday afternoon in Detroit.

"I'll go on the trip and I'll be excited to be back in the mix with the boys," Toews said after Wednesday's practice. "I'm practicing with them every day when they're on the ice now. I'm getting closer and closer to getting back into the routine and schedule and being part of the group."

Toews said he has passed NHL concussion protocols but indicated he is not completely symptom-free.

"I'm very close to that," Toews said. "I'm just trying to work my way back to whatever that might be. There are always little things here and there that trigger it. It's not a perfect thing that I know what to expect at every given part of the day. It always seems to be different. I'm just trying to make sure every part of my life is back to normal first."

Added coach Joel Quenneville: "(Toews) is going to come on the trip but we're going to rule him out. It's all part of the process."

Meanwhile, center Dave Bolland also will miss the game against the Wild with an upper-body injury. The veteran will make the two-game trip and could play vs. the Red Wings. Veteran winger Andrew Brunette is questionable to play as he recovers from a right foot injury.